[Effect of heparin on acid-base and blood gas parameters]

The influence of blood-heparin-mixing proportion on the acid-base- and blood-gas parameters was measured by means of the blood-gas- automation ABL 1 with the help of 15 test persons. More than 0.15 ml heparin per ml blood, i.e. more than 750 I.U. heparin per ml blood falsify the measuring data and may lead to wrong diagnostic and therapeutic measures. In clinical practice for one 2-ml-blood test only the dead space of the plastic of various producers are characterized by acid-base- and gas values considerable differing from each other. However, they do not influence the blood parameters. By heparin-Weddel (Wales), heparin-Spofa (CSSR), heparin-Richer (Hungary) and heparin-Polfa (Poland) the same acid-base- and blood gas values will be obtained.